JVC DR-M7S manual General, Playback, Troubleshooting, Symptom, Possible Cause, Corrective Action

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Before requesting service for a problem, use this chart and see if you can solve the trouble yourself. Small problems are often easily solved, and this can save you the trouble of sending your unit off for repair.

GENERAL

	SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.	No power is supplied to the unit.	● The AC power plug is disconnected from	Connect the AC power plug to the mains
		the mains.	securely. ( pg. 18)
2.	The channel cannot be changed.	● Recording or Live Memory recording is	Press 9 to pause recording, change the
		in progress.	channel, then press 4 to resume
			recording.
3.	The remote control does not operate	● The setting of the remote control code is	Set the same remote control code (1, 2, 3,
	the unit.	inappropriate.	or 4) on both the unit and the remote
			control. ( pg. 85)
		● The batteries are discharged.	Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
4.	Dubbing from the external equipment	● The setting of the input channel position	Select the input channel position (“F-1”,
	is not possible.	is inappropriate.	“L-1”, or “L-2”) that corresponds to the
			input terminal connected to the external
			equipment. ( pg. 81)
5.	The on-screen display superimposed		Set “SUPERIMPOSE” to “OFF”.
	on the programme played back/		( pg. 93)
	received on this unit is recorded when	—
	you dub the programme to an external
	recording equipment.
6.	The remote control does not work	—	Remove the batteries, wait for 5 minutes or
	properly.		more, then load the butteries again.
		● The batteries are discharged.	Replace the dead batteries with new ones.
7.	The unit does not operate.	● There are cases when the operation is	—
		prohibited on the disc.
		● Lightning or static electricity may cause	Press 1 to turn the power off, then press
		malfunction of the unit.	the button again to turn the power on.

PLAYBACK

	SYMPTOM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	CORRECTIVE ACTION
1.	Images do not appear on the TV	● The TV is not set to the AV mode.	Set the TV to the AV mode.
	screen.	● When interlace scanned programme is	Press and hold PROGRESSIVE SCAN until
		played back, progressive scan mode is	disappears from the front display
		selected.	panel.
2.	Playback dose not start or stop	● The disc is loaded upside down.	Place the disc on the disc tray with the
	immediately after playback is started by		playback surface facing downward.
	pressing 4.		( pg. 10)
	On the front display panel, “NO DISC”	● A disc not being compatible with the	Load a playable disc on the unit.
	appears.	unit is loaded.	( pg. 6, 7)
		● A dirty disc is loaded.	Clean the disc. ( pg. 10)
		● Defective disc is loaded.	Replace the warped or scratched disc with
			a normal one.
3.	Images are blurred or distorted when		Images are blurred or distorted at the point
	you start High-Speed Search.	—	where the playback speed changes and
			this is not a malfunction of the unit.
4.	Playback does not start.		Playback does not start for approximately
		—	30 seconds after recording is stopped and
			this is not a malfunction of the unit.
5.	Playback does not start when you	● The Parental Lock is engaged and the	Release the Parental Lock temporarily or
	select a title or a chapter.	disc is rated higher than the set level.	change the set level. ( pg. 49)

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